story: CHAPTER VIII. STEAD IN POSSESSION. 
  
  "At night returning, every labour sped, He sits him down, the monarch of a shed." GOLDSMITH. 
  
  Another day made it certain that the garrison of Bristol had surrendered to the besiegers. A few shots were heard, but they were only fired in rejoicing by the Royalists, and while Steadfast was studying his barley field, already silvered over by its long beards, and wondering how soon it would be ripe, and how he should get it cut and stacked, his name was shouted out, and he saw Tom Oates and all the rest of the boys scampering down the lane. 
  
  "Come along, Stead Kenton, come on and see, the Parliament soldiers come out and go by." 
  
  Poor Steadfast had not much heart for watching soldiers, but it struck him that he might see or hear something of Jephthah, so he came with the other boys to the bank, where from behind a hedge they could look down at the ranks of soldiers as they marched along, five abreast, the road was not wide enough to hold more. They had been allowed to keep their weapons, so the officers had their swords, and the men carried their musquets. Most of them looked dull and dispirited, and the officers had very gloomy, displeased faces. In fact, they were very angry with their commander, Colonel Fiennes, for having surrendered so easily, and he was afterwards brought to a court-martial for having done so. 
  
  Stead did not understand this, he thought only of looking under each steel cap or tall, slouching hat for Jephthah. Several times a youthful, slender figure raised his hopes, and disappointed him, and he began to wonder whether Jeph could have after all stayed behind in the town, or if he could have been hurt and was ill there. 
questions: Who surrendered?
questions: Why were there gunshots?
questions: Who was?
questions: What was Steadfast doing?
questions: What did he not want to watch?
questions: Who was he hoping to learn something about?
questions: Where did they watch the soldiers?
questions: What weapons did the officers have?
questions: And the men?
questions: Did they look happy?
questions: Who were they mad at?
questions: Wht?
questions: What was the consequence for him?
answers: the garrison of Bristol
answers: garrison of Bristol had surrendered
answers: they were rejoicing
answers: they were only fired in rejoicing by the Royalists
answers: the Royalists
answers: rejoicing by the Royalists
answers: studying his barley field
answers: Steadfast was studying his barley field
answers: soldiers
answers: Poor Steadfast had not much heart for watching soldiers
answers: Jephthah
answers: hear something of Jephthah
answers: behind a hedge
answers: where from behind a hedge 
answers: swords
answers: so the officers had their swords
answers: musquets
answers: the men carried their musquets
answers: no
answers: Most of them looked dull and dispirited
answers: their commander
answers:  they were very angry with their commander
answers: for surrendering
answers:  Colonel Fiennes, for having surrendered so easily
answers: a court-martial
answers:  he was afterwards brought to a court-martial for having done so. 